Optical & Transport Engineering Manager - Technology Vendor

Looking to work on mission-critical optical networks and support large-scale enterprise environments?

Join a global networking technology team as an Optical Network Engineer, providing expert support within a high-capacity DWDM transport network. The role involves operating in live production environments, managing controlled changes, and contributing to the stability and performance of essential optical infrastructure. This six-month rolling contract offers long-term program visibility and the opportunity for a senior contractor to make a tangible impact on complex network operations.

Ready to apply your optical networking expertise on critical enterprise systems? Apply now!

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership:
  • Lead and develop a team of optical and transport engineers across project and support functions
  • Oversee translation of High-Level Designs into detailed Low-Level Designs and full implementation documentation
  • Ensure all engineering outputs align with scope, contractual requirements, and internal quality standards
  • Govern the production of detailed design documentation including network design documents, DCN architecture, synchronisation design, and link engineering diagrams
  • Drive capacity planning and long-term network scalability initiatives
• Project Delivery & Deployment Oversight:
  • Oversee technical execution of optical transport and DWDM deployments
  • Provide leadership across installation, integration, commissioning, and acceptance testing phases
  • Support complex link turn-up, service activation, and live production network integration
  • Act as senior technical escalation point during deployment and testing activities
• Operational & Support Management:
  • Lead post-deployment support engineering activities across live carrier-grade networks
  • Ensure strong troubleshooting capability across the optical layer
  • Drive incident resolution, service stability, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ensure seamless handover from project delivery into operational support
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Act as senior engineering interface for customer technical stakeholders
  • Partner closely with Project Management, Systems Engineering, and Field Services teams
  • Provide technical reporting, risk management updates, and executive-level summaries
  • Support large-scale transport and submarine network programs where required
• Governance & Quality Assurance:
  • Enforce engineering standards, documentation quality, and change control processes
  • Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies
  • Mentor senior engineers and build internal technical capability
  • Drive engineering best practice across optical and transport network domains

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience within optical transport network engineering environments
• Strong expertise in DWDM, OTN, DCI, and long-haul and metro transmission systems
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams across both project delivery and operational support
• Proven experience integrating and commissioning transport networks in live production environments
• Strong understanding of carrier-grade network infrastructure
• Working knowledge of Linux or Unix environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Salary:

• 160,000 AUD